Mop holder



Nav. 3o, 1926.

A. MASTRONY MOP HOLDER Filed April 14, 1925- Fz'g. 2.

IN VEN TOR.

g A TTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 3Q, 1926.

l i i 55",""1 Si eli El ll Vll" lill This invention relates to a mop holder and has tor an object to provide an improved holder oi" this type which will be very simple in construction and so may be manufact-tired at low cost, will be simple to operate and not lilrely to be easily gotten out order.

lt is also an object ot the inventionm to provide a holder in which the operation et inserting' the wiper in and removing it from the holder is greatly simplified, so that it may be performed much more easily and quickly than in the `forms now generally in use.

'lilith the iforegijoing and other objects in view7 l have devised the construction illustrated in the accompanyingl drawing ttorming; a part ofi' this specification, similar reterence characters beingr employed throughout the various iigures to indicate correspending elements. In this drawing,

Fig'. 1 is a side elevation oi my improved mop holder.

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig'. 4l is a transverse section substantially on line i-fil of Fig. 1.

One end portion et the handle is indicated at 10 to which is secured a cross bar 11 by any suitable means such as a screw 12. This cross bar is provided with an opening 14 adjacent one end in which the clamping bar 15 is mounted to slide. This bar is bent to substantially the shape shown in Fig. 1 to provide a clamping` portion 16 arranged substantially parallel with the cross bai' 11, in position to cooperate therewith to clamp the wiper 1'?, of any suitable material such as cloths, or cords against the cross bar. The shank of the clamping bar, after passing through the opening 14 a suncient distance to permit the required movement.y is bent inwardly or substantially parallel with the clamping portion 16 as indicated at 18 and is then bent away from the clamping p0rtion, as shown at 19, where it passes through suitable openings 2O in a guide member 21 secured to the handle. This lguide member in the form shown is substantially U-shaped to provide two spaced guide portions 22 but it may, oi' course, be of different forms. Associated with this guide is a flat spring 23 having an opening' 24 through which the portion 19 of the shank passes, and this portion of the shank is provided with a series allow its `simple in construction and may be manu HOLDER.

Serial No. 22,998.

or teeth 25 to engage one side ci' this opening.' The teeth are substantially str.. ht on one side as shown to provide shoul ers to engage one side ot the spring' to prevent the clamping portoin 16 trom n'iovinff" ai from the cross liar and thus rele se the wiper, or in other' words there shoulders hold the clamping portion 1o in posi on to clamp the wiper against the err bar. The other side ot these teeth are in led. shown at 27, so as to allow tree nieren' ent ci the clamping bar in the opposite di action. The outer end of this spring' is c d fmhstan-A tially, as shown at Q8, to provide a thumb piece for depression ot the 'tree end ot the spring' toward the handle., as indicated in dotted lines to release the cla ping bar and damping; portion to be moved away :troin'the cross bar to release the wi por.

The operation will be apparent from the foregoing description. By pi.' ly on the :tree end' oit the spi a ing bar may be moved away iio' bar to the dotted line position citi v forcing it away or by holdim ne handle erect with the cross bar down when the clamping bar will move to this 'position by its own weight. It will then be apparent that the wiper 17 may be placed in position between the bars by inserting it laterally between the free ends ot these bars because the clamping portion 1G is treed from the cross bar at the end opposite trom the guide opening 14C. Aitor the wiper has been inserted it may be securely clamped against the cross bar by merely pushing` the clamping portion 16 against the floor or some other' object7 the inclined sides ot the teeth allowing this movement but the straight sides of the teeth coacting with the sprin r will automatically loclr it in clamping` pt ition. The free end of this clamping portion is preferably bent toward the cross bar :i short distance, as shown at 29, to more securely hold the wiper in position and prevent its sliding' from between the two bars in use. It vill be apparent that to release the wiper all that is necessary is to press inwardly on the free end of the spring.; and allow the wiper to slide oli the 'tree end of the cross bar.

It will be apparent that this device is verv factured at low cost. It will also be apparent that it is extremely simple to operate. and because one end ot the clamping portion il il 16 is free from the Cross bar the operation of inserting or removing the wiper is greatly siniplilied as it does not have to be threaded through the space between the bars as in the old forms, but may be merely slid laterally into position between the two bars.

Having thus set forth the nature ot my invention, what l claim is:

l. In a mop, a handle, a oross bar mounted thereon haifing a guide opening adjacent one end, a clamping bar having a shank at one end mounted to slide in said opening and having a clamping portion extending substantially parallel with the cross bar and tree i'roin the Cross bar at its opposite end, additional guide means for the shank on the handle7 and a spring catch engaging the shank, said shank being provided with notches having shoulders to engage said spring and hold the Clamping bar against movement in one direction and having their opposite sides inclined to allow movement of the bar in the opposite direction.

2. ln a mop, a handle, a cross bar mounted thereon having a guide opening adjacent one end7 a clamping bar having a. shank mounted to slide in said opening and having a clamping portion extending substantially parallel with the cross bar7 and free from the cross bar at the opposite end 'from said opening to allow the wiper to be inserted between the two bars byV a lateral movement trom said end, and releasable means on the handle to engage the shank and hold the clamping bar against movement away from the cross bar.

3. In a mop, a handle, a- Cross bar mounted on one side to engage the spring to prevent r separation of the bars and inclined on the other side to allow the clamping bar to slide iireely toward the cross bar.

l. In a mop.s a handle, a cir-oss bar mounted thereon having a guide opening adjacent one end, a clamping bar bent to substantially U- shape to Jform two spaced legs o ll different lengths, the longer leg being substantially parallel with the cross bar and forming a clamping portion to clamp the wiper again the Cross bar and being free from the Cross bar atrthe end opposite to said opening, the portion ot the bar between said legs being guided in said opening, the shorter leg having its free end bent away from the clamping portion and provide-d with a series ot' teeth, a guide on the handle for said bent away portion, and a. spring arranged to engage said teeth to hold the bar in clamping position, and releasable to allow removal of the wiper.

In testimony whereolc I aiX my signature.

ARNOLD MASTRQNY. t 

